Genuine Parts
GPC · Distributors
$123.02
3.9%Pool
POOL · Distributors
$199.08
0.9%The short version
- Genuine Parts is the larger business, with $24.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $5.3B for Pool, about 4.6 times as much.
- Genuine Parts grew revenue faster (3.5%, against −0.4%).
- Pool turned more of its sales into free cash flow (5.9% FCF margin, against 1.7% FCF margin).
- Pool earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (20.0%, against 2.4%).
| Latest fiscal year | GPC · FY25 | POOL · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $17.0B | $7.2B |
| Revenue | $24.3B | $5.3B |
| Free cash flow | $421M | $310M |
| Net income | $65.9M | $406M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 3.5% | −0.4% |
| 5-year growth | 8.0% | 6.1% |
| Share count change | −0.3% | −2.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.8% | 29.7% |
| Operating margin | — | 11.0% |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 7.7% |
| FCF margin | 1.7% | 5.9% |
| Return on capital | 2.4% | 20.0% |
| Return on equity | 1.5% | 33.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $5.3B | $1.1B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.0x | 1.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $564M | $531M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 18.3x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 |
FY16
GPC $15.3B
POOL $2.6B
FY17
GPC $16.3B
POOL $2.8B
FY18
GPC $16.8B
POOL $3.0B
FY19
GPC $17.5B
POOL $3.2B
FY20
GPC $16.5B
POOL $3.9B
FY21
GPC $18.9B
POOL $5.3B
FY22
GPC $22.1B
POOL $6.2B
FY23
GPC $23.1B
POOL $5.5B
FY24
GPC $23.5B
POOL $5.3B
FY25
GPC $24.3B
POOL $5.3B
GPC
POOL
FY16
GPC 8.0%
POOL 10.0%
FY17
GPC 7.7%
POOL 10.2%
FY18
GPC 8.5%
POOL 10.5%
FY19
GPC —
POOL 10.7%
FY20
GPC —
POOL 11.8%
FY21
GPC —
POOL 15.7%
FY22
GPC —
POOL 16.6%
FY23
GPC —
POOL 13.5%
FY24
GPC —
POOL 11.6%
FY25
GPC —
POOL 11.0%
GPC
POOL
FY16
GPC $785M
POOL $131M
FY17
GPC $658M
POOL $136M
FY18
GPC $919M
POOL $87.1M
FY19
GPC $614M
POOL $265M
FY20
GPC $1.9B
POOL $376M
FY21
GPC $992M
POOL $276M
FY22
GPC $1.1B
POOL $441M
FY23
GPC $923M
POOL $828M
FY24
GPC $684M
POOL $600M
FY25
GPC $421M
POOL $310M
GPC
POOL
FY16
GPC 21.2%
POOL 26.4%
FY17
GPC 15.1%
POOL 30.2%
FY18
GPC 17.0%
POOL 31.6%
FY19
GPC 10.9%
POOL 32.0%
FY20
GPC 4.0%
POOL 39.8%
FY21
GPC 18.7%
POOL 40.7%
FY22
GPC 21.2%
POOL 32.5%
FY23
GPC 19.9%
POOL 23.3%
FY24
GPC 12.7%
POOL 21.3%
FY25
GPC 2.4%
POOL 20.0%
GPC
POOL
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